Galapagos Island Hopping

Highlights

• Get to know Quito on a city tour with a visit to the bohemian neighbourhood of Guapulo and the World Heritage city centre, and a trip to the Mitad del Mundo – the equator line.
• Stay in various charming lodges on the Galapagos to enjoy space and flexibility for the duration of your stay.
• Visit the giant tortoise breeding center to learn about conservation efforts.
• Relax on the white sand beach of Villamil at sunset.
• Explore the Sierra Negra Volcano on Isabela Island.
• Visit the National Park and Marine Reserve, stopping at Tintoreras to observe reef sharks, intertidal organisms, marine iguanas and Penguins.
• Visit the Wall of Tears, built by prisoners on the penal colony.
• Cruise aboard a yacht to North Seymour Island to a landscape of white sand, prickly pears and lava boulders, where you will see sea lions, fur seals, Blue-Footed Boobies and Frigate Birds.
• Explore the lush highlands of Santa Cruz Island, with stops at the Giant Tortoise Reserve and an organic coffee, sugar cane and cocoa bean farm.
• Cruise to Santa Fe Island to visit sea lions, land iguanas and Galapagos Hawks, then snorkel in the bay.
• Visit Tortuga Bay’s snow-white beach, see turtle nesting sites, and then snorkel in a secluded mangrove cove.
• Learn about the archipelago’s endemic species and conservation efforts at the Charles Darwin Research Center.